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Lot 939 · British and Continental Watercolours and Original Book Illustrations

The Rolls Royce submarine car

Rowland Emett · pencil, black ink and watercolour, unframed

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Estimate
£2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $4,029–$6,044
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours and Original Book Illustrations, London (South Kensington) · 3 July 2007
Dimensions
21 x 15¾ in. (53.3 x 40 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5542260
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rowland Emett, The Rolls Royce submarine car. Christie's, 3 Jul 2007, lot 939. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5542260.

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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours and Original Book Illustrations · Jul 2007

LotArtistEstimateResult
Figures in a tavern English School, 19th Century £150–£250
'Louis Wain. Of course, show him in!' Ronald William Fordham Searle £1,200–£1,800
On the Thames at Twickenham John Varley R.w.s. £1,000–£2,000
On the bridge to the castle English School, 19th Century £300–£500
Rowing by the mill (illustrated); and Figures before a classical arch Late 18th Century Italian School £300–£500
Mythological study of Ariadne Manner Of Titian £300–£400

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Rowland Emett ‘...and my italian prisoners put up the silo...’ Sotheby's, Mar 2018
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Rowland Emett The flexible space ship Christie's, Jul 2007

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